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Lifespan of poe
Edgar Allan Poe was a famous american writer who had a very tragic and short life. -
Father leaves the family
His father leaves his mother and two other siblings. this will affect opinion with men -
first love
at age 15 edger falls in love with his friends mother and the passes
away from brain cancer -
sent to boarding school
foster mother is sick foster father is having affairs he sends him to boarding school with no money edger is very poor -
foster mother dies
foster mother dies of TB he had a very close relationship with her and was so sad -
Fell in love with his cousin
After moving in with his aunt he falls in love with a 12 year old 1st cousin -
marrries virginia
Poe and his cousin are married when she is almost 13 and he is 26. they have a happy life together -
Virginia get TB
Poe knows that she will die. they are very poor and he work his self to death trying to keep her alive. -
Poe publishes the raven
he gets paid only 14 dollars for this famous poem. -
His wife dies
this causes to drink more and he begins trying to fined another women because he is so sad. -
Poe dies
Poe is found unconscious on a street Baltimore on Oct 3, he is not wearing his own cloths and seems drugged. No one knows what happened to him. He died a few days later in the hospital